Memories by Otomo Katsuhiro

[nemorathwald]

I rented the anime anthology Memories by the creator of Akira, Otomo Katsuhiro. The entire film is top-notch, with breathtaking visuals and uncompromising artistry. Each segment is an individual vision instead of marketing-driven by a board table full of business suits. The first episode, Magnetic Rose, set in orbit in 2192, is now my favorite work of animation ever. It's rare to see zero-gravity depicted and ships with thrusters that actually fire correctly to move in it, even in anime (Cowboy Bebop notwithstanding). For its realistic acting and plausible visualization of the future I've got to own Magnetic Rose. A couple of technologies (which I won't describe to avoid spoiling it) are on the blue-sky fringe of legitimate futurics, but are depicted so convincingly that they are more an asset than a liability to the segment. The film contrasts them against a background of solidly realistic hi-tech which is antique to the characters because it's based on our own present-day research trends. I'd like to show Magnetic Rose to my GURPS Transhuman Space group, but I doubt I'll find a copy in time for our session Saturday.

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so many things, so little time...

[samurai-jkm.livejournal.com]

Matt has a tendency to do that...

If I had to check out everything that Matt suggests, it would take me a lifetime! ;)

Well... gotta run... gotta check this out myself! :)

Re: so many things, so little time...

[matt-arnold.livejournal.com]

Wait till my post tomorrow... I've already prepared the text for it and every few words in it is a hyperlink to something cool! It's got more links than all the chainmail in Rennaissance Festival. It's got more Links than Zelda Four Swords. It's got more links than a golf tournament.